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IXUS vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to VYM's +18.0%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $57.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF, and $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

IXUS on its own →VYM on its own →
At a glance
+14.1%
IXUS total return, 1 year
+18.0%
VYM total return, 1 year
0.07%
IXUS expense ratio
0.04%
VYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYM costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.9 points; VYM is 1.3 times larger.

IXUS vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIXUSVYM
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.1%+18.0%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IMIFTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.07%0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$58.8bn$78.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund13.5%26.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and VYM hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS VYM
VINCI SA 0.14% 0.11%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.23% 0.11%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.14% 0.10%
PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.07% 0.10%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.07% 0.17%
TESCO PLC 0.11% 0.07%
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.06% 0.24%
CREDICORP LTD 0.05% 0.11%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.05% 0.13%
MERCK 0.05% 1.52%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 0.04% 0.08%
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.26% 0.04%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%
ASML HOLDING 1.53%
SK HYNIX 1.35%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%
SHELL 0.73%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%
Only in VYM
Broadcom Inc 6.93%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.75%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%
Johnson & Johnson 2.71%
AbbVie Inc 1.96%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.80%
Chevron Corp 1.61%
Bank of America Corp 1.50%
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Side by side

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index of US high dividend
Total return, 1 year +14.1% +18.0%
Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs ACWX not measured
Expense ratio 0.07% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.5%
Holdings 4584 595
Net assets, IXUS as of Oct 27, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $57.6bn $78.9bn

IXUS and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 595 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IXUS or VYM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and VYM +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or VYM?
VYM is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 90% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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IXUS on its own →VYM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IXUS dividend history →IXUS holdings →VYM dividend history →VYM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IXUS ↗
VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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